Located in west-central Pasco County, New Port Richey encompasses a total area of 4.6 miles. The Gulf of Mexico coastline borders the west side of the city, and the Pithlachascotee River runs through the cityâs heart.
Severe Thunderstorm Ingredients. The development of a thunderstorm is dependent upon three primary ingredients: atmospheric instability, moisture and a lifting mechanism. Severe thunderstorms, and supercell thunderstorms in particular, also require vertical wind shear.
Thunderstorms most often form when a mass of warm, moist air collides with a mass of cool air, dry air, or both. <br /> If the wind speed and direction changes with altitude (a condition called wind shear), the storms may start rotating, which gives them the potential to produce tornadoes. Thunderstorms most often form when a mass of warm, moist air collides with a mass of cool air, dry air, or both.